Good Night, Game Over, Drive Home Safely

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Closed Go Hogs Go

Closed Go Hogs Go

Well, If you look at the enthusiasm that I followed up the “I’m sorry” post below you’ll realize that my updating this blog is pretty much over. I had a great time writing and running this blog. I hope you had a great time reading it. I’ll echo what I said in the last post about how I keep tabs on the hogs. The Razorbloggers and Expats are a great resource.

The thing that’s new, and has kind of replaced my posting here, is Twitter. I’ve found that during the baseball season several Twitterers keep people up to date inning by inning. So if you’re interested the people that I follow in regards to the Hogs and the SEC are…

ArkRazorbacks (official UA Twitter Acct), Razorbloggers, razorbackexpats, NWARobbie (NWA Times’ Robbie Neiswanger), wholehogsports, SECsportsupdate (official SEC Twitter Acct), moreSEConds (another official SEC Acct.), and eventhough he has posted yet….bobbypetrino.

Of course you can follow me at http://www.twitter.com/arkbear .

Thanks for sticking around and GO HOGS!

An Apology and An Update

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I’m Sorry. I kinda abandoned this site twice now over the last 6 months. I intend to try to do some kind of weekly update going forward. I encourage you to visit the sites in the Links section. They update more frequently than I intend to. I’ll direct you to razorbackexpats.com and razorbloggers.net as they are my favorite razorback sites. I hope you continue to visit and thanks again for stopping by. GO HOGS!

FYI: LSU @ Arkansas Replay Sat.

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I was channel surfing last night and there was a SEC rewind game, UGA Vs. USC, on CBS College Sports. I went into the guide and noticed a ton of SEC replays on CBSCS in the coming week. The only highlight for Hog fans is the replay of the battle for the Golden Boot on Saturday night at 8:30pm CST and 12:15am CST Sunday Morning. If you want to relive the Miracle on Markham 2 set those DVRs.

FTB: Annual Report Card: Petrino Barely Passes

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This Week From The Bench…

With the firing of Houston Nutt (and I was years ahead of the mob in
calling for his firing, by the way), new coach Bobby Petrino came in
with high expectations from the fans for a dynamic aerial assault. What
we got was a 5-7 team with a defense that gave every other team a great
opportunity to pad its offensive stats. While the sports columnist of
the statewide daily and the marks on the Internet paint a
sunshine-pumping picture, let’s be honest that Petrino’s first year
was not a success. In my annual tradition, it’s time to let the grades
roll on Petrino…

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FTB:Time for Constructive Thinking on Improving Home Advantage

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This week from the bench…

In the flurry of responses that I got last week from my column pointing out the glories of War Memorial Stadium and how improbable victories are found there, many took umbrage to it.

Games in War Memorial Stadium are labeled for history with descriptors such as the Immortal Teddy Barnes Catch or the Miracle on Markham. Games in Fayetteville, meanwhile, are most noted by the Great Shootout, which was the most heart-breaking loss in Razorback history.

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FTB:Crowd Always Ready to Bring it in War Memorial

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This Week From The Bench…

And it starts again. Bobby Petrino, in his first year as head coach, is undefeated in Little Rock.

All the previous Razorback coaches of any worth post-Broyles all stayed undefeated in Little Rock for some time. It took four seasons before Lou Holtz lost his first game in Little Rock. The same can be said about Ken Hatfield. Houston Nutt took seven seasons before the first loss came. Beginning in 1998, the Hogs have defended the home turf of War Memorial Stadium to the tune of 24 wins and two losses. That is an amazing winning percentage of more than 92 percent.

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FTB:Bowl Game Aint Gonna Happen for Hogs

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This week from the bench…

After the South Carolina, blaming the starting quarterback would be too easy, just as giving him too much credit this season has been too easy for all those who said Houston Nutt held him back while snapping the ball to Darren McFadden too many times last year. The starting QB has thrown interceptions at too brisk of a pace for this team to have any success. But the problems of this team are very broad.

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FTB:Missing the Shenanigans of Houston Nutt

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This week from the bench…

If you were/are one of the people who hated Houston Nutt, this is vindication Saturday.

The Razorbacks face Ole Miss this weekend, and it will be the hardest ticket to get in Fayetteville since Texas came to town in 2004 to hand the Hogs a two-point loss, which is appropriate since Ole Miss will now assume the mantle as Arkansas’ chief rival and the game that the fans circle on the calendar. “Ole Miss Week” can’t be far behind if the coming circus even comes close to living up to its billing.

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FTB:Victory on the Plains puts Hogs back on Track

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This Week From The Bench…

Beating Auburn was a feel good win because you have to love it when Auburn is more messed up than the Hogs.

After the supposed moral victory last week in only allowing Florida to score 38 on the Hogs at home, the win against the Tigers was real. Auburn was a good team and just a few weeks removed from the top 10, but it is now a team that has lost on back-to-back weekends to Vanderbilt and now Arkansas. After firing their offensive coordinator, they are definitely reeling.

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FTB: Florida Was Not a Moral Victory for Hapless Hogs

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This Week From The Bench…

While the Petrino surrogates in the media would like you to believe otherwise, this may be the 100-year flood for Razorback football ? it is one of the worst teams fielded by the University in a century.

Yet what did we hear after the horrendous loss to Florida, a loss in which yet another team covered an embarrassing three-touchdown spread on Arkansas (with a touchdown to spare added by Florida)?

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FTB: Hard Times, Spreading Just Like the Flu

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This Week From The Bench…

The loud thud that Razorback fans heard on Saturday was the sound of their football program hitting rock bottom. The Hogs have not lost back-to-back games this ugly since Jack Crowe’s first season when the team lost to Texas 49-17 and then followed it up with another huge loss of 62-28 against Houston.

Or maybe it’s worse than that. A wise observer tells me the Razorback football program may be over. Remember that LSU game last year because it may be a very long time before we get to enjoy another victory in the SEC, especially one of that magnitude.


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49-14 Trough

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I’ve been MIA for about a week so here’s a recap of the week that was…

The Razorbloggers have their wrapup of the ugly loss to Alabama and the Good, Bad, and Ugly. Hog wide receiver Marques Wade will have surgery on his knee and will be out for the rest of the season. WR Lucas Miller suffered a concussion during the Alabama game as well. Michael Smith impressed with a 91 yard on 19 carries day.

The Expats suggest looking ahead to what’s infront of us….and reminds us of the best and worst games against the Horns.

Raycom has picked up the UA-Florida game for another 11:30 am start. Felix Jones scored another TD this past Sunday Night. David Lee brought the Wildhog to Miami and helped the Fins crush the Pats Sunday. The 2009 baseball schedule is out. The NCAA has denied the appeal of the sanctions against the Track and Field program. Finally AD Jeff Long now appreciates what the LR games bring to the University.

FTB:Razorbacks May Not Win Another Game All Season

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This Week From The Bench…

So it starts. On the always entertaining “Fifth Quarter” call-in show on 103.7 on Saturday after the Razorback embarrassment to Alabama, the hosts brought up the topic of play calling. If you have nothing else to talk about after getting beat 49-14, then why not question the coach’s play calling? It is something Arkansas sports fans are very good at. But play calling was not the only problem on the field, by far.

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